{"id":777,"date":"2017-11-27T12:06:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T12:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/blog\/?p=777"},"modified":"2017-11-27T12:09:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T12:09:23","slug":"how-to-perfect-landscape-photos-in-lightroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/blog\/how-to-perfect-landscape-photos-in-lightroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve Landscape Photos in Lightroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Its amazing how much difference the tone curve makes to improve a landscape or seascape photo.<\/p>\n<p>Once all the basic panel adjustments such as exposure, highlights and clarity have been made, the Tone Curve improves a landscape or seascape photo no end. There are many detailed tutorials on this but the main technique to transforming your images is by adding a slight &#8220;S&#8221; curve. This will darken the shadows and lighten the bright parts of the image, increasing the contrast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-27-at-7.11.21-pm-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-778 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-27-at-7.11.21-pm-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Tone Curve, Lightroom, S Curve\" width=\"526\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-27-at-7.11.21-pm-copy.jpg 526w, https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-27-at-7.11.21-pm-copy-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below is the photo of Bondi Beach just after sunset with the basic panel adjustments and no Tone Curve. It looks flat and lacks contrast.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_779\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1570px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20170822-1-73-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-779 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20170822-1-73-2.jpg\" alt=\"Apartments, Bondi Beach, Early Evening, Famous Beach, Improve,\" width=\"1560\" height=\"1040\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Bondi Beach early evening taken with a slow shutter speed to show movement on the ocean, Sydney, Australia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What a noticeable difference the <a href=\"https:\/\/paullovelace.photoshelter.com\/gallery-image\/Bondi-and-Tamarama\/G00009jdVWHxOB4w\/I0000lIezB0KdMeY\">second photo<\/a>\u00a0makes with the Tone Curve adjustment. The colour saturation has also increased for the better. If you are regularly photographing landscapes and seascapes with a view to printing, I would recommend setting your camera space to Adobe RGB. This is because it represents a wider range of colours and will produce more vibrant and accurate colour prints. If your photos are simply for online use then sRGB would be the best option. Most web browsers use the colour space sRGB and therefore your images would display much better.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_780\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1570px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20170822-1-73.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-780 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/paullovelace.photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/20170822-1-73.jpg\" alt=\"Apartments, Bondi Beach, Famous Beach, Improve,\" width=\"1560\" height=\"1040\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Bondi Beach early evening taken with a slow shutter speed to show movement on the ocean, Sydney, Australia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its amazing how much difference the tone curve makes to improve a landscape or seascape photo. Once all the basic panel adjustments such as exposure, highlights and clarity have been made, the Tone Curve improves a landscape or seascape photo no end. 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